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Spotlight on environmental claims raises standards in ads
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) today publishes the findings of its Environmental Claims Survey 2008. The report reveals a high proportion of ads (94%) containing environmental claims were compliant with the advertising codes.
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ASA puts 'greenwash' in the limelight
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has today published a report detailing the findings of a stakeholder consultation seminar entitled ‘Environmental Claims in Advertising: Is Green a Grey Area?’. The ASA used the seminar to engage with industry, environmental and consumer groups on establishing where problems arise and setting parameters for environmental and ethical claims.
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Revised TV sound levels rule comes into force
On Monday 7 July, the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) revised TV sound levels rule will come into force.
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Alcohol ads are in spirit of the tightened advertising rules
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published the findings of its Alcohol Advertising Compliance Survey 2007. The report reveals that a significantly high proportion of alcohol ads, 97% were compliant with the Advertising Codes.
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BCAP Consultation: The Regulation of Unfair Commercial Practices in TV and Radio Advertising
The Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) have announced further developments on their work to align the UK Advertising Codes with the Consumer Protection for Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 (CPRs).
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ASA appoints new Director of Communications and Marketing
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has appointed Esra Erkal-Paler as its new Director of Communications and Marketing. She takes up the post on Monday 9 June in succession to Claire Forbes who has been appointed Director of Communications for the Youth Justice Board.
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ASA publishes Cosmetics Advertising Survey
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has published the findings of its Cosmetics Advertising Survey 2007. It reveals that cosmetics advertisements achieved an encouraging rate of compliance with the Advertising Codes of 93%.
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ASA Annual Report 2007: violence, race and sex dominate advertising complaints
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Annual Report 2007, published today, reveals that a record number of advertisements (2,458) were changed or withdrawn last year. The number of advertisements complained about reached an all-time high of 14,080 - an increase of 9.6% on the year before. The total number of complaints received was 24,192 - an increase of 7.9% on 2006.
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ASA refers Ryanair to Office of Fair Trading
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has asked the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to consider taking action against the budget airline Ryanair under the Control of Misleading Advertisements Regulations 1988 (as amended). The ASA referral follows a catalogue of breaches of the Advertising Codes by Ryanair and their unwillingness to comply with ASA rulings.
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New ASA Council Members Appointed
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) Chairman, Lord (Chris) Smith has made two new appointments to the ASA Council. Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate and Professor of Creative Writing at the University of London, and Louisa Bolch, former Editor for science programming at Channel 4.
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